Dubai Airshow: Middle East Aerospace Consortium is born

MEAC will provide networking events, business introductions and bespoke business development plans.  I will also encourage its members to engage with each other as well as providing access to the latest products and services.  As membership expands, MEAC says it will act as an enabler to assist primes, airports, airlines, support services and regulatory authorities.

John Ellis, chief executive said: “My vision is for MEAC to become recognised in the Middle East and worldwide as the leading and largest regional aerospace consortium.”

MEAC members will include airports, airlines and regulatory authorities from all over the world. Ellis added: “The Middle East is fast becoming the most important location for the global aerospace industry, containing six of the world’s top twenty aviation growth markets.”

With an estimated eight percent share of worldwide civil aircraft deliveries in 2009 alone, the Middle East aviation industry is bucking global economic trends.  Air traffic in the region is expected to grow faster than anywhere else in the world over the next decade. There is also significant investment in the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul sector, including the US $30 million new maintenance agency at King Khalid Airport, Saudi Arabia.

MEAC says that there is approximately US $25 billion assigned to the region’s aviation sector on airport infrastructure projects, with countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE leading the way.

Members joining MEAC can choose from three different membership package options